Customer Service Life

JANUARY 31, 2024

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Throughout my career in the contact center, I’ve had a love-hate relationship with quality assurance (QA). I was already two years into a role as a customer support manager when I hired someone with actual contact center experience (I had none) who informed me that I should be “doing quality.”

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TeleDirect

MAY 6, 2024

Outsource your call center needs to TeleDirect. Our contact center services eliminate phone-related stress, save you time, and provide the relief your business needs. Professional call center services & contact center services When business comes calling, who’s there on the other end of the line?

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Fonolo

AUGUST 10, 2021

No matter how great your product or service is, the success of your contact center largely depends on the customer service you provide. Ultimately, if customers don’t have a good experience, they’re likely not going to call back. Start by creating a customer care vision and set goals. DID YOU KNOW?

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Top Takeaways: Outsourcing customer service and support functions can be an effective strategy for businesses, especially startups, to offload non-core tasks and focus on their core competencies. Now, investors are looking at retention and customer lifetime value, which all start with customer experience.”

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

This episode of  Amazing Business Radio with Shep Hyken  answers the following questions and more: How is artificial intelligence used to improve customer interactions in contact centers? What are the challenges in finding the right balance between technology and human support in customer experiences?

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ShepHyken

APRIL 26, 2021

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 9 New Findings from the 2021 State of the Contact Center Report by Tricia Morris. My comment: You know I love stats and facts about anything related to customer service and CX. Think about that!

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 5, 2022

This week we feature an article by Shruti Bansal, Digital Marketing Expert at Ameyo , an AI-powered contact center solution. She shares how contact centers can use voice bots to capture, interpret, and analyze verbal input from the speaker and reply in a similar natural language.?. What is Voice bot?

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 7, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Whatever drives repeat business – and ideally, customer loyalty – is a good program. My Comment: Some customer service and CX principles are universal, regardless of the industry.

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TechSee

AUGUST 14, 2023

TechSee’s Annual Influencer List For a second year, everyone at TechSee is proud and excited to share our annual list of influential leaders in the space of digital customer service. As the Head of Customer Support and Engagement at HotDoc, she is responsible for leading the customer support and engagement strategy.

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The Northridge Group

JULY 20, 2023

Contact centers are in a state of flux, with many contact center associates (and workers in general) hesitant to return to the office full-time and forgo the flexibility that comes with a work-from-home (WFH) or hybrid environment. But is this really producing more productivity?

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 1, 2021

This week we feature an article by Jason Grills, Customer Support Expert at ProProfs , a company that provides software that empowers organizations to deliver happiness to their customers and employees. He writes about what automated customer service can do for your business. What is Automated Customer Service? .

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Callminer

MAY 27, 2020

Call centers and contact centers operate within the same general field of customer support and outreach. Call centers came first, focusing employees on handling large streams of customer calls at once. Call Centers Focus on Phones. Contact Centers Incorporate Advanced Analytics.

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NobelBiz

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Understanding this dynamic is crucial, especially when customers are facing their most challenging times. When the pressure rises, here’s how to elevate your customer support to the next level, solidifying trust and cementing loyalty. Timing is not just a skill; it’s the heartbeat of outstanding customer support.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. My Comment: The “mental load” referred to in this article is about frustration, anxiety, and fatigue over a customer service/support experience. Surveys should be part of your customer experience strategy.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 29, 2021

She shares how companies can choose the call center software that fits their customer support teams. In today’s digital world, whether your customers prefer phone support or traditional customer service, effective call center software is essential for smooth functioning. Call scripting

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. In an age where products and services are often similar, it’s the memorable and positive interactions that truly distinguish one brand from another. My Comment: Are you making changes in your contact center (or plan to)?

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Playvox

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In an economy that’s pitched more than a few curveballs over the last five years, retaining and growing a loyal customer base is consistently a winning business strategy. As a contact center leader, the top agents you hire, train, and manage are the clutch players. How Do You Identify Top Customer Service Talent?

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Call Experts

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

How do you improve customer service? The answer always lies in your customer experience. Great experiences lead to loyal customers who buy more from you in the future. When you take care of customers from start to finish, they will always come back and refer others to your business. Listen to your customers.

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Hodusoft

MAY 10, 2024

A Comprehensive Guide to Virtual Call Center and Contact Centers Even though virtual call centers and contact centers have been around for quite some time, they have gained widespread popularity in the last four to five years only. What Are Virtual Call Centers and Contact Centers?

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NobelBiz

JANUARY 23, 2024

As a call center owner, manager, or supervisor, are you grappling with the challenges of elevating customer satisfaction, retention and boosting lead generation? The answer to these pressing concerns may lie in the transformative power of Customer Support as a Service (CSaaS).

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ShepHyken

MAY 11, 2022

That’s exactly what we asked more than 1,000 consumers for our 2022 annual customer service research report. The answer: 42% of customers would rather clean a toilet! . Is calling customer support so bad that cleaning a toilet is more desirable? The post Would You Rather Clean a Toilet Than Call Customer Support??

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NobelBiz

MAY 16, 2023

Hosted technology has been available to the contact center industry for several years, although its market penetration has been modest at best. Contact centers around the globe started experimenting with it to address the challenges posed by the pandemic.

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Call Experts

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Today, customer support plays a pivotal role in maintaining and growing a loyal customer base, enticing many companies to hire a contact center for their answering services. Ultimately, a well-managed contact center can be the lifeline of your customer service operations.

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Call Experts

JUNE 15, 2023

Streamline Operations and Never Miss Another Call with a Contact Center for Utilities. We rely heavily on these essential services, from electricity and water to telecommunications and internet services. When Did Call Centers Become the Standard? Thus, the idea of using a contact center for utilities was born.

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Fonolo

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

After assessing how the pandemic had changed the call center in 2020 , we decided to peek over the parapet at 2021. We asked the contact center industry’s top influencers and business leaders what they thought the most significant contact center trends in 2021 would be. Contact Center Trends 2021.

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Hodusoft

MARCH 6, 2024

E-commerce Customer Support: How BPO Can Elevate Your Service Experience Are you an e-commerce business struggling to provide seamless and efficient customer support services? According to a report by Microsoft 95% of consumers consider customer service crucial for brand loyalty.

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BlueOcean

OCTOBER 4, 2023

When one in five of your customers speak something other than English as their first language, providing bilingual customer support is critical. Your outsourced contact center partner will be responsible for QA on the agent side, and the OPI partner is responsible for performance managing interpreters.

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The Northridge Group

OCTOBER 12, 2023

By rethinking how your organization approaches customer support, you can transform your call center into a loyalty center that reduces churn and boosts Customer Lifetime Value (CLTV). Here are four tips for turning your call center into a loyalty center: 1.

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Fonolo

MAY 30, 2023

It enhances agent productivity, helps you deliver exceptional customer experiences and improves the agent experience , too. That’s why contact centers are investing in it in droves. Improved customer satisfaction and increased agent productivity. How Can WFM Help my Contact Center?

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TechSee

JUNE 16, 2022

Whether they need help setting up a new device or to repair a damaged product, the way in which these interactions are handled are at the heart of customer satisfaction. Eric Esguerra, Vice President, Customer Service & Operations at Miele Canada Ltd. Paul Husar, Senior Call Center Manager at LG Electronics.

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Fonolo

AUGUST 29, 2018

This is especially true for those of us involved in the cacophony of contact centers; we are essentially the appointed, trusted ‘brand listeners’ who hear many, many voices on a given day, including those of both customers and colleagues. Contact center professionals? We are all customers for something.

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Fonolo

MAY 23, 2023

Customer service is all about meeting and exceeding customer expectations. Contact center managers know this implicitly. But did you know that hyper-personalization in the contact center is one of the best ways to delight your customers? Customers want to feel seen.

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CSM Magazine

MARCH 26, 2024

Every interaction counts, and one frequently neglected yet vital touchpoint is the contact center. These centers, where customers engage with a company, hold significant influence over brand identity. The Human Touch When customers reach out for support or information, they seek reassurance, empathy, and understanding.

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Contact Center Pipeline

MARCH 25, 2021

While customer support traditionally has been thought of as a vehicle for solving real-time issues, that viewpoint has been challenged in recent years.

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Fonolo

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Contact centers are like people: We’re all at different stages, chugging along healthily but sometimes faltering along the way. As we begin to look back at 2018, one thing is becoming clear: Not every contact center is created equal. All contact centers face barriers, and you certainly know your own intimately.

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Call Experts

APRIL 8, 2024

Today, customer support plays a pivotal role in maintaining and growing a loyal customer base, enticing many companies to hire a contact center for their answering services. Ultimately, a well-managed contact center can be the lifeline of your customer service operations.

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JustCall

MARCH 9, 2023

Providing delightful customer service is as necessary as the quality of your services or products. As per Shep’s ACA 2022 study Top 6 Contact Center Features Every contact center solution provides plenty of features to enhance contact center functionality.

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